Debunking a Dewey era radio pundit Gailmor
Westbrook Pegler recalls a 1940s probe into radio voice William S Gailmor linked to the Blue Network later ABC. He notes Ed Noble a New Dealer promoting Gailmor and hints at investigations by private detectives and FCC ties amid accusations of Communist propaganda disguised as Democratic doctrine.
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New York
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
William S. Gailmor
Gailmor
Blue Network
American Broadcasting Company
Ed Noble
Noble
Samuel Novick
White House
Federal Communications Commission
French police use tear gas in mine strike clash
In La Grandcombe near Ricard mine 1,000 striking coal miners battled police for 15 minutes. 30 officers wounded, one miner hurt. Interior ministry cites 16 mines flooded and one set ablaze due to strike disruption. Police airlifted to clear pickets. 6,000 miners out of work.
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Paris
Ricard
la Grandcombe
France
Interior Ministry
Loire River
de Soir
St. Etienne
Ouachita Parish Reports 1948 Tax Assessments Rise
The 1948 Ouachita Parish tax roll totals 61 441 824 with 15 575 assessments up 9380 from 1947. West Monroe’s 1948 assessment reaches 4 579 831 aiding a four mill municipal tax rate cut. homestead exemptions rise to 9 298 from 8 604.
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Ouachita Parish
Bert Coverdale
Coverdale
West Monroe
Twin Cities
More Aid for Greece Likely
Washington officials said the Greek military aid program will probably be extended for another year, requiring new congressional funds for a second Greek army offensive next spring. A re survey of the overall Greek situation is underway as reports echo both optimism and criticisms of the aid effort.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
Athens
Greece
Truman
Turkey
Mediterranean
Grammos
Marshall
United States
Henry F. Grady
Grady
George McGhee
Berlin Citywide Elections Blocked by Soviet Commandant
U S commander in Berlin Col Frank Howley accused Maj Gen Alexander Kotikov of blocking a December citywide vote to shield Communists from defeat. Kotikov demanded conditions before any city elections, while Howley urged Berliners to see through the Soviet stance and warned of continued agitation by the Communists.
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Russia
Berlin
Frank L. Howley
U. S
Alexander Kotikov
Howley
Kotikov
Kommandatura
Allied Control Council
Germany
Ferdi
Temperatures Dip Below Freezing Across Large Area
Temperatures fell below freezing again from the Rockies to New England with a low of 17 at Philipsburg Pennsylvania. Scattered showers occurred in parts of the Midwest and Southwest and in Arkansas as the pattern anticipated a rebound to near or above normal levels across most of the country.
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Chicago
Rockies
New England
Philipsburg
Midwest
Arkansas
Five Powers Seek Peaceful End to Berlin Crisis
Paris report says the five major powers urged peaceful settlement of disputes. The United States Britain and China voiced no reservations while Russia and France offered conditional support to a Mexican proposal. Dulles pledged renewed efforts to reach agreement.
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Ly Louis Nevin
Paris
Security Council
Berlin
Russia
France
U. S
Britain
China
John Foster Dulles
United States
U. N
Dulles
Drei Y. Vishinsky
Maurice Couve de Murville
Vishinsky
Hartley Shanccross
Korean Army Units Close In On Rebels
Kingston New York October 21 Elissa Landi screen actress and novelist died at Kingston Hospital after a nine month cancer knowledge by family. She was 43. Her husband Curtiss Thomas was with her and kept her illness from her. Landi born in Venice in 1904 reputed granddaughter of Empress Elizabeth of Austria. She moved to the United States in 1931 and debuted on Broadway in A Farewell to Arms.
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Kingston
N. Y
Elissa Landi
Elizabeth of Austria
BE. S. T
Kingston Hospital
Kenneth Lefever
Curtiss Thomas
Venice
Italy
Zanardi- Landi
Elizabeth of
Austria
Miss Landi
United States
Rouben Mamoulian
Wallace Loses Supreme Court Bid to Boost Ballot
The U S Supreme Court refused to force Illinois to place Henry Wallace's Progressive Party on the November ballot. Chief Justice Vinson announced a 6 to 3 ruling with a brief unsigned opinion. Justice Douglas wrote a dissent joined by Justices Black and Murphy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Vinson
Douglas
Black
Murphy
Wallace
High Tribunal
Chicago
Wallace Party
William C. Wines
End of Revolt Hinted Within Four Days In Korea
Seoul reports government troops close in on insurgents in southern mountains as a high source predicts capture of 1,300 rebels within 48 hours. Cabinet lifts martial law nationwide except in Chella provinces and rejects a U S material offer.
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Seoul
Yasu
Sunchon
Syngman Rhee
Chella
U.S
Gov
Northeast Junior College Alumni Set Homecoming Events
Alumni from across the state gather for Northeast Junior College homecoming festivities featuring a game between the N J C Indians and the L S A B team at Brownfield 8 p m. Queen Anne Martin Monroe sophomore presides with her court and escorts in a half time coronation.
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Northeast Junior College
N. J. C. Indians
Brownfield
Anne Martin
Monroe
Queen Anne
Fred Liner
Alice Perry
Perryville
Bobbie Fife
West Monroe
Elsie Pipes
C. O. Welch
Cecile Danna
Charles Oxford
Betty Crathirds
Elliott Spear Dies in Bastrop Funeral Planned for Friday
Elliott Spear of 817 Collier's Lane Bastrop a major Morehouse parish planter died in an Alexandria hospital early Thursday. Funeral at 3 p m Friday in Bastrop Episcopal Church with interment in Bastrop Cemetery. Survived by wife son Peyton and three sisters and a brother. Hall Funeral Home in charge.
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Elliott Spear
Collier's Jane
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Alexandria
Episcopal Church
Spear
Bastrop High School
L. S. A. Law School
Shrine
Shreveport
Sallie Gibson
A. B. Allar
Ernestine Todd
B. P. Spear
The
Hall Funeral Home
U S Air Force Expands Africa Training Ground
The U S Air Force extends B 29 training to Accra Gold Coast in Africa. Flights originate from England and Germany with refueling stops at Roberts Field Liberia and Dakar. Route includes passage over France North Africa and Azores as crews gain over water experience.
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Washington
United States
Global Air Force
Europe
Far East
Africa
England
Germany
Accra
Gold Coast
America
Air Transport Command
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Gulf of Guinea
United States Air Force
Warren Forced Back From Miami Flight to Fort Worth
Governor Earl Warren and 25 companions were forced to turn back 100 miles from Miami due to mechanical troubles blamed on an oil leak. They reboarded an American Airlines flagship and are expected to arrive in Fort Worth at 3 30 this afternoon.
Nine Americans Among Group Die In Scottish Air Crash
A Royal Dutch Airlines Constellation crashed in fog near Prestwick Scotland killing 38 people. Nine of the dead were Americans and two Dutch survivors were gravely injured. Prince Alfred Hohenlohe of Austria was among the deceased. The flight from Amsterdam to New York struck a 152000 volt line and burned after abortive climb.
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Prestick
Scotland
Royal Dutch Airlines
Constellation
Willem Henrik Philippe
New York City
Jacob Beeukencamp
Prince Alfred Hohenlohe
Tarbolton
Dewey Rejects Isolation and Urges Unified Foreign Policy
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told New York audiences that the United States cannot retreat into isolation, citing world wars and fragile peace. He urged bipartisan foreign policy to strengthen free nations and confronted Democratic claims that isolationists threaten Europe’s recovery.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
America
Gov. Dewey
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Congress
Dewey
McGrath
New York Herald Tribune
Harry S. Truman
Russia
U. S
Beersheba Falls to Israeli Forces in Southern Palestine
Beersheba, the so called mother city of the Arabs, was seized today by Israeli troops after a bitter battle. The Israeli cabinet notified the UN that fighting would pause in the Negev while Egypt ceases fire. Gaza was cited as a target of the southern offensive and Beersheba’s fall opens access to Beit Eshel and Nevatim. Egyptian air raids hit Tel Aviv and other southern towns.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Beersheba
United Nations
Negev Desert
Palestine
Gaza
Holy Land
Abraham
Isaac
Cairo
Beit Eshel
Nevatim
Bankers to Gather for First Regional Clearing House Banquet
One hundred seventy five reservations are made for the annual banquet of the First Regional Clearing House Association to be held Friday at Hotel Virginia. Program includes greetings from Louisana bankers leaders, remarks by R Irby Didier, and the main address by J B Trant of LSU. Officer elections to follow the nominating committee report.
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Clearing House Association
Hotel
Virginia
Sam Smith
Monroe
Roll Call
Floyd L. Martin
W. W. Whittington
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
R. Irby Didier
J. B. Trant
School of Commerce
Louisiana State University
W. F. Prickett
Floyd Martin
W. C. Oliver
Moncroe
S. A. Murray
Ferriday
W. S. Peck, Jr
Sicily Island
J. C. Seaman
J. Joseph
W. P. Sevier
Angola Woman Slayer Hunt Spreads Across Prison Farm
Searchers on foot and horseback scoured an 18 000 acre Angola prison farm for a Negro trusty identified as James Bruce after the slaying of prison captain’s wife Mrs. John H. Spillman. Her body was found with neck breaks and chest wounds.
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Angola
R. H. Lawrence
James Bruce
John H. Spillman
Spillman
P. A. Neibergall
West Feliciana Parish
Bruce
Aston Villa
Earl K. Long
Governor Long
Jo Ann
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